Science hacks for crispy snacks

Get 20% off an entire year of Brilliant’s interactive, educational content - including the new MinuteEarth course! - at https://www.brilliant.org/MinuteFood. Want to get super-crispy food at home? Maximize these two crisp-making qualities. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆: -Bordin K, Kunitake MT, Aracava KK, Trindade CSF (2013) Changes in food caused by deep fat frying: a review. Arch Latinoam Nutr 63:5–13. https://www.alanrevista.org/ediciones/2013/1/art-1/ -Choe, E and Min, DB (2007) Chemistry of Deep-Fat Frying Oils. Journal of Food Science 72: R77-R86. https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00352.x -Ziaiifar, A, Courtois, F and Trystram, G (2010) Porosity development and its effect on oil uptake during frying process. Journal of Food Process Engineering 33: 191–212. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-4530.2008.00267.x -Dickinson, E (2018) Critical Evaluation of Crispy and Crunchy Textures: A Review. International Journal of Food Properties 16 (5): 949–963. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10942912.2011.573116 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 (𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲) 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 & 𝗵𝗼𝘄-𝘁𝗼𝘀: -https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-29-fo-38516-story.html -https://www.finecooking.com/article/the-science-of-frying -https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/8360-why-starch-gets-crispy-when-fried -https://www.seriouseats.com/use-vodka-for-crispier-fried-food -https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab-batter-breading-deep-fry -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXsgWJmgb0Q -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTfgfoVb6io -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISyE-1ovT28 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: -Lisa Duizer, Associate Professor & Chair of the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph -Eric Decker, Professor & Head of the Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst MinuteFood is created by Kate Yoshida, Arcadi Garcia & Bill Mead, and produced by Neptune Studios LLC. Merch | https://store.dftba.com/collections/minutefood TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minutefood_ Twitter | https://twitter.com/minutefood Instagram | https://instagram.com/minutefood_ Facebook | https://facebook.com/minutefood